Multi-Function Device Encryption Code Generation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Large documents with detailed images and graphics often exceed email attachment size limits and are costly to print in multiple copies due to high paper and ink consumption.
Innovation Solution
A multi-function device (MFD) generates an encryption code that includes a link to the document's location on a remote server, allowing users to access and print the document without transmitting the large file, using a communication interface to establish a path with the server and a processor to create and transmit the encryption code.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If large documents with detailed images and graphics are transmitted via email, then document sharing is achieved, but email attachment size limits are exceeded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential access information (encryption code with link to document location) from the large document file, separating the access mechanism from the actual document data. This allows sharing of minimal data while maintaining full document accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a remote server as an intermediary to store the large document files and an encryption code as a mediator to provide secure access. Users interact with the encryption code rather than the large document directly, reducing data transmission requirements.
2Adaptability or versatility
If large documents are printed in multiple copies, then document distribution is achieved, but paper and ink consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a digital copy of the document stored on a remote server, eliminating the need for physical copying through printing. Multiple users can access the same digital copy without consuming additional paper or ink resources.
Solution Approach 2:
The remote server acts as an intermediary that provides document access to multiple users simultaneously, replacing the traditional physical copying process. Users retrieve documents digitally rather than through printed copies.
3Reliability
If encryption codes are generated and transmitted, then secure document access is enabled, but additional data transmission is required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the necessary access information into a compact encryption code containing a link to the document location, eliminating the need to transmit the entire document. This minimizes data transmission while maintaining security.
Solution Approach 2:
The encryption code serves as a temporary access key that can be easily transmitted and discarded after use. It provides secure access without requiring permanent storage or complex data structures, minimizing transmission overhead.
Data Source
AI summary
A multi-function device (MFD) is disclosed. For example, the MFD includes a communication interface to establish a communication path with a remote server, a user interface to receive a request to create an electronic file based on a scan of a document, a processor, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions. The instructions when executed by the processor cause the processor to scan the document to create the electronic file of the document, generate an encryption code associated with the electronic file of the document that is scanned, and transmit the electronic file to the remote server.